Lauderdale Enters Charts With Patchwork River

Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ Jim Lauderdale Official Website) - Two-time Grammy Award winner, singer, songwriter and Americana music icon Jim Lauderdale has returned to the charts with his latest album Patchwork River (Thirty Tigers). A collaboration with longtime Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, the May 11 release is receiving critical acclaim and landed on both the Country and Americana charts. Filled with such highlights as "Alligator Alley," "Louisville Roll" and "Patchwork River," it's currently at No 8 on the overall Americana radio chart, entered at No 38 on Billboard's "Heatseekers" chart and at No 47 on the Country Albums chart.

In an "A"-graded review, the Philadelphia Daily News Jonathan Takiff said, "Hunter is serving his muse and keeping us amused in collaborations with rootsy singer/songwriter Jim Lauderdale-the latest example being a beaut of a Lauderdale album called 'Patchwork River (5/11/1/0)," while Elmore Magazine's Tom Hallett hailed it as "A true classic (May 2010)."

Lauderdale-who has collaborated with or written hits for the likes of George Strait, Ralph Stanley, Dixie Chicks, George Jones, Patty Loveless, Vince Gill and countless others-is currently touring the U.S. on his own, with upcoming shows in New York (June 15, opening for Suzy Bogguss at City Winery) and Los Angeles (June 18, solo show at McCabe's Guitar Shop). Lauderdale has also received praise for his work as guitarist and back up singer in Elvis Costello's band, the Sugarcanes, who recently toured the U.S. and will head to Europe beginning with a June 28 show in Liverpool, England. American Songwriter's Davis Inman summed it up by calling Lauderdale "a true American Renaissance man (5/12/10)."

On the radio front, Jim has been hosting a weekly show on Nashville station WSM, where on Wednesdays from 2-3:00 PM he plays a free-form selection of music that he likes and wants to share with fans (https://www.wsmradio.com/home). He has also recently hosted the station's "Music City Roots" program, where artists perform live from Nashville's Loveless Caf�. Learn more at jimlauderdale.com.